Job-hunt site names Providence among top cities for flexible jobs
BOULDER, Colo. – Providence is among seven U.S. cities hiring aggressively in the top 10 most desirable “flexible” career fields, FlexJobs.com reported Thursday.
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Workforce Board releases another $700K for worker re-training
PROVIDENCE – The Governor’s Workforce Board has made available $700,000 to Rhode Island businesses for “incumbent worker training.” All Ocean State for-profit or nonprofit...
Renaissance Providence Hotel faces $8K OSHA fine
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island division of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration has proposed fining the Renaissance Providence Hotel $8,000 for alleged exposure...
R.I., Mass. among top 10 LGBT employment-friendly states
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts rank among the best places for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals to work, according to a new...
NUWC’s Blackburn, Medeiros earn defense industry honors
PROVIDENCE – William Blackburn and David Medeiros, employees at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, have been selected to receive the National Defense...
Workers’ compensation benefits rise in R.I., fall in Mass.
WASHINGTON – Benefits paid for workers’ compensation increased in Rhode Island and much of the nation, but fell in Massachusetts in 2011, according to...
GTECH communicator pitches clear connections
The broadcast-news business in four states helped Angela Geryak Wiczek earn her chops in communications before it lost her in 1999 to the staff...
75 honored in Worksite Health awards
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce have recognized 75 companies from across the...
GWB awards R.I. firms $60K in skills-training grants
PROVIDENCE – The Governor’s Workforce Board announced Monday that it has awarded more than $60,000 in “Express Grants” to 20 local firms.
The strategic...
Non-negotiable furloughs increase turnover, hurt firms, says URI
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The survey responses of about 200 furloughed state employees, who were denied input in managing their time off showed higher emotional...
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